View full sizeThe Christie administration is expected to name Elie Honig as the next director of the state Division of Criminal Justice, sources familiar with the move told The Star-Ledger.Rutgers University Media Relations

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is expected to name former federal prosecutor Elie Honig as the next director of the state Division of Criminal Justice, according to two sources with knowledge of the move.

Honig, 37, of Metuchen, would replace Stephen Taylor, who is expected to be confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday for a Superior Court judgeship, according to the sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the move.

The timing of the announcement is contingent on Taylor's confirmation, the sources said. The Attorney General’s Office and the governor's office declined comment.

Honig has been the deputy director of the division since September serving under Taylor, who has been the director since he was selected for the post by Christie in 2010. The director oversees all criminal cases prosecuted by the state.

Prior to joining the division, Honig worked for eight years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, most recently leading several major organized crime cases against the Genovese and Gambino mafia families in New York City.

He has also led cases of public corruption, violent crime and human trafficking, an area of particular focus for state Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa. Prior to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney, Honig worked as an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington.

Honig earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 2000 and his undergraduate degree from Rutgers in 1997.